Bai Feng returned to the Han's House, and truthfully reported to Qin Wan what he saw in Dongyuan.
Fu Ling and Bai Ying didn't expect the incident to be so big, and they were a little flustered for a while. Fu Ling even said, "Miss, should we leave now? What if we really report to the government and alarm the government..."
Bai Feng said, "Madam has already checked all the doors, stopped all those who wanted to go out of the house, Dongyuan was also sealed off, and the second master and second wife were confined in the wing room."
Qin Wan nodded, "Of course I can't leave at this time, not to mention that I can't let my aunt deal with it alone, if I leave now, if I disturb other people, there will be no money here. Everyone knows that Lu Jingcheng saw the female guest Yes, someone will definitely ask who the guest is, as long as there is no report to the official, we will not be in a hurry."
Fu Ling said, "Did Lu Jingcheng suddenly die suddenly due to some hidden illness?"
Bai Feng shook his head, "I don't know yet, Lu Jingcheng's body is still in the Qingsong Courtyard, I will ask the doctor to come and see it later."
Qin Wan frowned, if you don't need to ask a doctor at all, she is the best assistant, but until now Lu Youxin hasn't sent anyone over, probably because he didn't want her to get involved.
Bai Feng continued, "Second Master and Second Madam are grounded, and the other rooms may not help Madam."
Just now that Bai Feng had said so much, Qin Wan had already seen Lu's grievances, and said, "I'm afraid they hope that Auntie will not find the murderer, and then another wrong thing will happen to Auntie. When the time comes, we will inform the elders of the clan, and then we can force my aunt to choose an heir."
Fu Ling and Bai Ying looked at each other with worries in their eyes.
Qin Wan sat with frowning eyebrows, glanced at the sky outside, and didn't go to Lu Youxin immediately.
It was still early at this time, and it was not yet noon, so Qin Wan said, "Don't worry, I will go to see my aunt in the evening."
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Lu Youxin was in a hurry for a long time, and then called Huang Momo over, "How about the Han's House?"
Huang Nai said, "It's very stable over there, it seems that you don't know what's going on here, miss, can you go and tell me?"
Lu Youxin waved his hand, and said with a bitter face, "No need, if she doesn't know, then she doesn't know, a little girl, I'm afraid she will be afraid."
Huang Momo hesitated to speak when she heard the words, "Miss, have you forgotten the news we found? The princess not only knows medical skills, but also helps the government to solve the case and autopsy. It is for this that she has made great contributions, and then she was named a It belongs to the princess."
Lu Youxin frowned, "It doesn't matter if the news is true or not, how can she move around with her identity now? The second room is locked up, and now I'm afraid everyone is cursing me to die, but the third room and the fourth room have no reason for me to ground my feet. Once encountered, how should we explain it?"
Huang Momo nodded, "That's right. In fact, when I sent the news back, the slaves didn't believe it either."
Lu Youxin sneered, "She saved the empress dowager back then, and this credit is enough to get her title. Who knows if the royal affairs are true or not? Looking at her, can you imagine her going for an autopsy?"
Huang Momo shook her head, and Lu Youxin said, "You have asked everything you should ask? How do you say it?"
After hearing the words, Huang Momo immediately said, "I asked, and said that when the masters and young masters visited the fourth young master last night, the fourth young master was still fine. After everyone left, the fourth young master said that he was tired. The servants It was supposed to be served close by, but at that time, the Fourth Young Master didn't know why, and it was time to not let them get close, so the servants and servants all went to sleep, and the servants all lived in the wing room of Qingsongyuan , I don’t know about going to the room. This morning, the servants got up to clean up first. Seeing that the fourth young master hadn’t gotten up yet, they went in to call for someone. The door was bolted from the inside, and no one answered for a long time. A servant then went to break the window on the west side, and when he looked inside, he saw the fourth young master lying sprawled on the ground, covered in frost..."
Lu Youxin frowned when he thought of Lu Jingcheng's death, "Although the house was newly built, there were earth dragons. Although it was cold last night, it was absolutely impossible to freeze to death. He looked like he didn't see any trauma. It would be far-fetched to say that someone else killed him.”
As the New Year approached, the weather was indeed getting colder and colder. Because of this, the earth dragons in the masters' houses were always on fire, and even the servants' rooms were filled with charcoal basins.
Huang Momo heard the words and said, "That's the problem. The earth dragon in the upper room in the yard went out last night. I didn't realize it until the servants got up this morning."
Lu Youxin's eyes darkened, and Huang Momo sighed, "I haven't dared to tell others about this, but the people in charge of cleaning in the yard were frightened to death. If the second master knew, those little maidservants might be killed. !"
A trace of coldness flashed in Lu Youxin's eyes, and he thought in his heart that if the dispute could be settled, it would be okay to kill two maidservants.
"What else? Can't find any other doubts?"
Huang Momo nodded, "Fifth Young Master and Sixth Young Master have been out for so long and haven't come back. Everyone else has interrogated them. Yesterday Fifth Master and the others didn't come here."
Lu Youxin clenched her fists and said for a while, "If you really can't find any doubts, then deal with it as you asked."
Huang Momo was taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood what Lu Youxin said, and immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
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From morning to afternoon, Madam Huang led people to interrogate the servants in Qingsongyuan repeatedly.
The snow that had stopped in the early morning began to fall again after noon, making Bailuzhou even more bleak for a while.
The second master, Lu Boyong, and his wife were locked up. At first they cursed and howled, but when their voices became hoarse, they just cried. The servants also felt rather panicked, because Lu Jingcheng's body was still in the upper room, whether there should be a funeral ceremony, should they be changed into mourning clothes? Lu Youxin didn't even give an order, and just guarded a dead man like this. No one is not afraid.
At dusk, Lu Boyou and Lu Bohong went to Wutong Garden together. Although they did not help Lu Boyong and his wife in the morning, as Qin Wan said, they did not come to help Lu Youxin. There was a bloody gash on his face, and the other cheek was slightly swollen, which seemed ridiculous no matter how you looked at it.
As the third child, Lu Bohong said bluntly, "Youxin, you have been investigating for half a day, but have you come to a conclusion? Jingcheng is a good person, and will not die so casually. We also took a look in the morning. He It looked as if it had been frozen to death. In this huge Bailuzhou, who doesn't have earth dragons and charcoal fires in their house, why did the earth dragons have been broken in Jingcheng? If it is said that the servants are careless, that is true It's too damned!"
Lu Boyou also said, "What the third brother said is worrying. The matter of the fifth room has not yet come to a conclusion. Now Jingcheng is dead. Although the second brother and the second sister-in-law are locked up by you, this is Jianzhou. You can't Shut them up for the rest of their lives, and when they return to Lanzhou and enter the ancestral hall, someone will be the master for them, and when the time comes, it will be hard for you to be the patriarch."
Lu Youxin listened coldly, "What do the third brother and the fourth brother mean?"
Lu Bohong and Lu Boyou looked at each other, Lu Bohong coughed lightly and said, "You Xin, it's like this, until now, Jingcheng is dead, we all believe that this matter has nothing to do with you, it's just about the fifth room, plus You will definitely be held accountable for this matter, if you want us to say, you might as well choose a successor earlier."
Lu Youxin understood as soon as she heard it, this is to force her! If one of the two sons is chosen, nothing else, at least in the future, they will speak a few words for her in front of the elders of the clan, if not, there will be no one to help her!
Lu Youxin looked at the two of them, and suddenly smiled, "What the third brother and the fourth brother said makes sense!"
Seeing Lu Youxin let go suddenly, both Lu Bohong's eyes lit up slightly, and Lu Youxin said again, "But there is a problem right now, both Jingxiu and Jingyun are good talents, not to mention, they are much better than Jingcheng , now they both let me choose, so who should I choose?"
Having said that, both Lu Bohong and Lu Boyou frowned.
Over the years, the Lu family has respected the eldest house, the second room, Lu Boyong, acted quite arrogantly because he was in charge of more family business, but the fifth room was on good terms with the eldest room, so the third room and the fourth room would leave At one place, but now the heir can only choose one, who should he choose
Lu Bohong immediately said, "Meditation is the best thing, so naturally you should choose meditation."
Lu Boyou said, "Jingyun's talents are above meditation, she is responsible and good at communication, she is most suitable to be the head of the family."
Lu Bohong immediately frowned, seeing that the two were about to argue, Lu Youxin raised his hand and said, "Stop arguing, I know you have always been on good terms, so let's go back and discuss who Jingxiu and Jingyun should choose. After discussing the results, I will think about it. There are so many things now, and I don't have the time to listen to you talking so much. Besides, this accident is not what you and I wanted. I hope that you can think about the big things for Lu, otherwise , there is tranquility in the fifth house, and there are other children in the clan."
Lu Youxin lowered his head and sipped his tea, even if Lu Bohong felt that Lu Youxin was blatantly threatening them, there was nothing he could do.
Lu Bohong cast a dissatisfied glance at Lu Boyou, snorted, got up and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Lu Boyou nodded to Lu Youxin, and then chased after him.
Watching the two leave, Lu Youxin just sneered.
At this moment the night has fallen, frost and snow are howling outside the half-closed door, the Wutong Garden is empty, and the cold wind is getting more and more frightening, but Lu Youxin is not afraid, she hasn't seen any ghosts and ghosts for so many years, compared to being afraid , she just feels tired right now.
It was her choice to be single or not to marry, and she should bear it if she made the choice, but no one likes to be alone.
Lu Youxin raised her hand and rubbed the center of her eyebrows. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the yard outside. Soon, a person walked to the door very quickly, "Miss, the princess is here."
Huang Nanny's voice was a little panicked, and Lu Youxin raised her head all of a sudden.
She shrugged her shoulders and let out a breath, then put on a calm expression and walked towards the door. As soon as the door opened, Lu Youxin saw Qin Wan wearing a snow-colored cloak, with half of his face hidden under the hood. She was walking slowly, her girl was holding an umbrella behind her, but her slender figure seemed to be unafraid of the wind and snow, her steps were calm and steady, making people feel at ease when looking at her, Lu Youxin looked at Qin Wan, For some reason, the whole person relaxed a little.
"It's so late, why are you here?"
Lu Youxin took a few steps to meet her, and Qin Wan stepped forward to block her, "Auntie, come in and talk."
Qin Wan's words were a little serious, as if something happened to come here, Lu Youxin's eyes froze.
Entering the room, Qin Wan cut to the chase as soon as he was seated, "Auntie, where is Lu Jingcheng's body, may I have a look?"
Lu Youxin was pouring tea for her. Hearing this, Qin Wan's face relaxed a little, and said softly, "I knew it in the morning. I knew it was inconvenient for my aunt, so I didn't bother her. Human life is at stake. This matter must be done." It's impossible to be kind, so Qin Wan came here uninvited, and asked her aunt to let Qin Wan help."
Lu Youxin finished pouring tea for Qin Wan. She put the teacup in front of Qin Wan, and didn't speak. Instead, she looked at Qin Wan suspiciously.
Qin Wan said, "In the final analysis, this matter has something to do with me. If it weren't for me, my aunt would not have grounded the second master and his wife today. Since my aunt said in front of everyone that she would investigate this matter, everyone was looking at her. If it’s something else, it’s fine, and Qin Wan can help with such things, so I asked my aunt to trust her first.”
Lu Youxin hesitated to speak, and stood up after watching Qin Wan for a long time, "Since you volunteered, I'll let you try, it's just that it's so late at night, I'm afraid you'll be frightened—"
Qin Wan smiled softly when she heard the words, "Auntie will lead the way, it's not too late, after tonight, it will be difficult."
Lu Youxin looked at Qin Wan deeply, and then said, "Then come with me."